''Phrynium'' is a genus of flowering plants native to

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. It was described as a genus in 1797.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Phrynium''
/ref>Willdenow, Carl Ludwig von. 1797. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta 1: 1, 17. ''Phrynium''
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Species

The ''Kew World Checklist'' includes:

References

External links

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''Phrynium'' Botanical illustrations
{{Taxonbar, from=Q9298432 Zingiberales genera